JEE MAIN - Chemistry (2021 - 17th March Evening Shift - No. 5)

The correct pair(s) of the ambident nucleophiles is(are)

(A) AgCN/KCN

(B) RCOOAg/RCOOK

(C) AgNO2/KNO2

(D) AgI/KI
(B) and (C) only
(B) only
(A) and (C) only
(A) only

Explanation

Ambident ligands are those which have two donor sites but at once it has the ability to donate either site.
Hence in AgCN/KCN, AgNO2/KNO2, CN-, NO2- have two donar sites act as ambident Nu-.

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